Head and back rest for beds.



J. S. VISGER.

HEAD AND BACK BEST FOR BEDS.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 18, 1907.

Patented Aug. 23, 1910.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH S. VISGER, OF HOBOKEN, NEW JERSEY.

HEAD AND BACK BEST FOR BEDS.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, JosnrH S. VISGER, of the city of Hoboken, county of Hudson, State of New Jersey, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Head and Back Rests for Beds; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention.

The invention relates to an improvement in head orback rests, adapted to be attached to beds, the object of the invention being to provide means by which a portion of the bedding, mattress, or springs may be raised or lowered conveniently to a position adapted to bring ease and comfort to the user in sickness or convalescence, to provide means by which the occupant may be raised from a recumbent to a reclining or sitting posture without manual handling. Now this applicant is aware that devices of this character have already been made and patented but in their construction too complicated, costly or bulky to meet the approval of the trade, consequently to avoid the use of pulleys, springs, wheels, and expensive mechanism attached at both sides of a bedstead and arranged to work together as a force or lever to raise or lower the head and back rest applicant now causes the side arms (Z to meet or come together in such a way that if a downward pressure be applied thereto the head of said rest will raise to any desired position, in a manner that is obvious. It is immaterial as to what means one may employ to raise or lower the rest constructed in the form shown, so long as such means practically answers the one purpose.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of one end of a bed equipped with the invention. Fig. 2 is a detail section of the hanger supporting the crank for the screw. Fig. 3 is a face view of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a detail view of the supporting brackets. Fig. 5 is also a form of a bracket sometimes employed. Fig. 6 is a detail sectional view of a hanger to support the crank that may sometimes be employed. Fig. 7 is a modified form of screw adjustment.

It will also be noted that prior to the date of the within application this applicant applied for and obtained Letters Patent No. 839,237, for head rests for beds, dated Oct. 4, 1906, and as the ownership of the same is still vested in said applicant, certain features may be employed in the construction Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed September 18, 1907.

Patented Aug. 23, 1910. Serial No. 393,518.

of the present device that are under the protection of said patent, especially the mode of attaching the head rest to bed frame by the means of brackets and clamps, still this applicant does not confine himself to any one mode of attaching the rest, as the patentable features in the present device consist not in the mode of attaching the rest, but in the extension of the side arms or members, gradually tapering to what may be termed a point of connection, the extending portion becoming a lever or purchase employed to operate the device, also by the use of the inward bent arms cl one rod with end screw becomes suflicient, where in other inventions two rods have been employed to raise or lower the head rest. Furthermore, by the use of the inwardly bent arms situated as shown practically all mechanism attached to the side rails of the bed is re moved to a position where no injury can occur to the bed-clothes by the same coming in contact with the adjusting screws, wheels, and pulleys, employed in other devices of like character.

A represents the front portion of a bedstead. B are the side bars or rails of an ordinary bed. C is the head of the bed. D represents the improved head or back rest. (Z is the side bars or arms to said rest constructed to run inwardly, bent to come together in the manner shown or otherwise as may be preferred. (Zrepresents said portion of the frame bent to come together. d is the threaded hanger through which adjusting screw 6 feeds. d is a nut and bolt sometimes employed to hold hanger d in place. d is a slip attached to side bars (Z and acts as a pivot for raising or lowering frame D. Any other means may be employed to obtain a like result. 6 is a supporting bracket some times employed which yokes over side bar B, having on its lower end projection I) which supports frame D at its outer lower end. I generally employ clamp 72 which is attached to b by bolts Z2 is a hanger which slips over the edge of head bar '6, having at its lower end clamping devices 6 and 6'', also two projecting arms through which pins 0 pass to support small collar 6 through which the crank end of screw passes. e is the crank attached to screw E. B is a circular side bar which is sometimes used in the make up of iron beds. Z1 is a yoke which is clamped to round bar B by bolts 6 Z) is a projection formed on lower inside of yoke 72 as shown in Fig. 5. b is a portion of hanger showing tapering hole e which will allow the screw bar E to raise or lower when in use, illustrated in Fig. 6, 6 being the threaded end of said bar.

Fig. 7 represents a change made in the construction of screw bar E whereby the threaded portion is placed near or next to crank e, to raise or lower frame B. collars joined to bar E on either side of projection d which is pivoted to arms (1 and acts as a swivel. e is the threaded portion 7 ,of bar E which is supported by bracket 6 Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

A device-of the character described comprising a frame having an upwardly and outwardly inclined end-portion, provided with slats to form the head-rest proper, said frame having its lateral members inclined or carried toward each other and downwardly e are and standing a short interval apart at their terminals, a screw-threaded sleeve pivotally hung between said terminals, supporting brackets for said frame having lateral pivotstuds, eye-ended hangers applied laterally to saidframe near one end and receiving said pivot-studs, said pivotstuds and brackets servin to fulcrum said frame in position near said end, a further hanger, an additional sleeve pivotally hung in the latter hanger and having said shaft passing through it at one end, the opposite end of said shaft having screw-threaded engagement with the first referred to sleeve, said shaft thus serving for adjusting said frame.

In testimony whereof I have si ed this specification in presence of two sui cribing witnesses.

JOSEPH S. VISGER. Witnesses:

W. C. MILES, GEORGE A. CoNKLIN. 

